Designer Drugs as a Threat to the Security of Local Communities. Fragments of the Report – Comparative Approach Cover Image

Dopalacze jako zagrożenie dla społeczności lokalnych. Wybrane aspekty raportu – ujęcie komparatystyczne
Designer Drugs as a Threat to the Security of Local Communities. Fragments of the Report – Comparative Approach

Author(s): Jan Zych
Subject(s): Civil Society, Security and defense, Substance abuse and addiction, Family and social welfare
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: designer drugs; safety; local communities; intoxicants; threats;

Summary/Abstract: The article contains a fragment of research on the destructive impact of designer drugs (narcotic substances) on the security of local communities. The survey was conducted in three cities: Poznań, Jarocin and Piotrków Trybunalski on two groups of respondents: students and high school students. 417 people participated in the survey. The article describes the most characteristic types of designer drugs existing on the Polish market. The main theses around which the narrative is concerned are: the phenomenon of designer drugs is dangerous, it develops extremely dynamically and has destructive effects on the security of local communities. Only complementary and coordinated countermeasures (legal, operational police, school and college education, raising awareness at home, advertising campaigns informing about the harmfulness of using these supplements) can effectively counteract this negative phenomenon. The article discusses the methodological aspects of the research, it characterises the most popular types of designer drugs, the results of the scientific studies are presented in the charts, the results have been commented extensively, the concept of the fight against the phenomenon of designer drugs is proposed to increase the security of the local communities.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 5.3
  • Page Range: 91-107
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish